Hay-press.



No. 711,270. Patented Oct. I4, I902.

R. L. WUUDBUFF.

HAY PRESS.

(Application filed Mar. 21, 1902.) (I0 Model.)

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N0. 7ll,270. Patented Oct. I4,- I902.

B. L. WUODRUFF.

HAY PRESS.

(Application filed Mar. 21, 1902.) (Io Model.) 2 Sheets$haat 2.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT L. VVOODRUFF, OF WINDER, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO WOODRUFF HARDWVARE 00., OF -WINDER, GEORGIA.

HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 711,270, dated October 14, 1902.

Application filed March 21, 1902. $erial No. 99.261- (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. WooDRUFF,

enable the press to be readily available to allpersons desiring a useful, durable, practical,"

and efficient press for baling hay or other material.

With this object in view my invention consists of a hay or baling press embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially. as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my improved hay-press. side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a vertical central sectional view of the press with the plunger in the pressing-box to its farthest extent. Fig. 4: represents a detail view to show the construction of the plunger and guides in the box.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, in which similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates the casing or press-box, in which the hay or other material is placed to be baled, which box is composed of material built to form a strong box or casing, and the box near its mouth is provided with the guide strips or cleats 2, which enter kerfs or recesses 3 in the plunger or follower 4t and serve to guide said plunger, and connected to said plunger is the rod or arm 5, which has on its under side a lug 6, which forms an abutment to limit the movement of said pl u nger-rod, as Will presently appear, and to its outer end is secured the metal'bracket 7, in which is mounted the stud 8, having journaled thereon the friction or guide roller 9, said roller traveling in the groove or channel of the wheel 11, which wheel is mounted on a vertical post 12, secured to the frame or bed 13, which is connected to the box or casing.

The frame 13 is composed of a single flat is the provision of a hay or baling press which f Fig. 2 represents alboard adapted to rest flat upon the ground I and is provided with a cross-piece 14 intermediate of its length, againstwhich is adapted to strike the lug orabutment (i on the plunger-rod when said rod is forced back under the action of the spring 18, connected to the pl unger-rod 5 and to the cross-piece 14, and this limits the backward movement of the plunger-rod'after the plungerhas forced the material into the box, and to the other end of said cross-piece is secured a bufferspring 15, which receives'the impact of the plunger-rod when forced against it by the grooved wheel.

The under side of the grooved wheel is formed with teeth 19, with which engages the detent 20, which holds the wheel from rotation in the wrong direction, and to the wheel is connected the tongue or sweep 21, to which the draft attachment is secured to enable the animal to rotate the wheel, and I also mount upon the upper side of the wheel the two antifriction-rollers 22, which when the wheel is rotated by the animal contact with the bracket on theend of the'plunger-rod and force the plunger into the press-box. To the upper side of the press-box,nearits mouth, is arranged thecross-piece 28, to which are connected the spring-arms 2e.

The'operation ofmy press will be readily understood from the accompanying drawings, taken in connection with the description, and briefly stated is as follows: The charge of hay is placed in the press-box, and the horse is started, which revolves the power wheel, which carries the plunger-rod inward and forces the plunger into the box and presses the hay, and the plunger then rebounds under the action of the returning-spring and is limited by the abutment contactlng with the cross-piece on the frame or power-bed, when the roller on the power-wheel again contacts with the plunger-rod and forces the plunger into the press-box again and further compresses the hay, and it will be seen that the single horse revolves the power-wheel and that the rollers on the wheel force the plunger-rod inward, and when released thespring returns the rod ready for the next operation. The end of the plunger-rod 5 carries an anti' f riction-wheel 9, which revolves in a groove of the'power-wheel, and the antifriction-wheels 2 are arranged slightly over the groove of the power-wheel, so that at the proper time they will engage the bracket on the plungerrod and force the rod inward with the plunger, and when the friction-wheel 22 passes beyond the bracket the spring 18 returns the plunger-rod for the next compression.

It will be seen that my press can be operated by only two men, and a single horse will furnish ample power, as one man places the charge of hay into the press-box at the n uth and the other man attends to the putting on Wires or ties on bales, and in a very short space of time the baling of hay or other material can be efiected in a perfect manner. It will also be observed that my press can be easily moved from place to place and stored in a small space and can be quickly set up, as it is only necessary to attach the frame or power-bed to press-box and place the powerwheel in position with plunger-rod connected and inv press-box and attach horse to leadpole and the machine is ready for'operation. It will also be noted that my press is of simple, durable, and inexpensive construction v and'places a practical and eflicient press within the-reach of all desiring such.

I claim 1. In a baling-press, the combination of a press-box, a plunger or follower therein, a

rod connected to the plunger, a roller on the outer end of the rod, a power-wheelhaving a groove in which said roller travels and having antifriction devices to engage the end of the plunger-rod to drive the plunger into the press-box, a spring for returning the plunger, and a stop to limit the return movement of the plunger.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of the press-box having retainers on the inner side, the plunger having recesses to receive said retainers, the rod connected to the plunger and having the roller at its outer end, the returning-spring, the stop and bufier, the powerwheel having a groove to receive the roller on the rod, the rollers on the wheel to engage the end of said rod, the sweep connected to the power-Wheel, and the teeth on the powerwheel and the detent to engage said teeth to prevent back movement of the power-wheel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT L. VVOODRUFF.

Witnesses:

R. L. CANTHERS, L. A. HOUSE. 

